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These Southwest Florida high school football teams have the best records over the past 10 years
At the onset of the millennium, the Naples High School football team laid the foundation for a run of success never before seen in Southwest Florida. The Golden Eagles reached three state championship games in seven years, becoming the first (and still only) area team to win two football titles (2001, 2007).
The first SWFL spring football games are Thursday and Saturday nights
It may feel like mid-summer but this week a sense of fall returns to Southwest Florida. Area high school football programs will be wrapping up their 20-day spring practice allotments by playing exhibition games. Here is a look at the two games being played this week and next week's schedule. Thursday ...
Bucks Fall in 1A Championship Game Thursday in Fort Myers
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -The Bozeman baseball team took another shot, and the second time in three seasons, came up short in the 1A Championship game. The Bucks losing to Jay 6-3 at Hammond Field in Fort Myers, in a game delayed some four hours by bad weather in Lee County earlier in the day.
Dunbar, SWFL high school football teams getting ready for spring scrimmages
FORT MYERS, Fla. — For just three weeks in May, it's football season again! The regular high school season is still about three months away from kickoff, but teams are giving Southwest Florida a little taste of the fall, getting ready for the annual spring football game. "The anticipation...
Bishop Verot onto first state semifinals in nearly a decade
A trip to the FHSAA State Semifinals has been a long time coming for Bishop Verot baseball. The last time the Vikings made it this far was nearly a decade ago. “We’ve been working all year for it,” senior third baseman Jason Bello said. “It’s just something we’ve always talked about in the locker room, but now it’s happening and it’s a huge deal for all of us.”
Buchholz hits its way to state championship game
After having to wait an extra day due to weather earlier this week in winning their first regional final, the Buchholz Bobcats baseball team had to wait another five hours before starting their first state semifinal on Thursday. It was well worth the wait for the Bobcats. Buchholz put up...
Verot’s De Lisle wins 1600 Class 2A state championship
Mackenzie De Lisle of Bishop Verot won the FHSAA Class 2A championship in the 1600 meters Thursday in Jacksonville. Her winning time of 4:59.82 was more than a second faster than the next-best competitor. De Lisle also finished fourth in the 3200 meters. Jazlyn Forbes of Oasis came in seventh...
Bishop Verot baseball wins regional title, heads to first final four since 2016
FORT MYERS, Fla. — For the first time since 2016, the Bishop Verot baseball team is adding a regional championship trophy to its collection, defeating Berkeley Prep in the Class 3A-Region 2 finals on Tuesday. "It's amazing," Bishop Verot senior Maddix Simpson said. "It's a dream me and Coach...
FGCU catcher Neely Peterson returns to Gainesville for NCAA Tournament
The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles have soared into The Swamp. The FGCU softball team took the field at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in Gainesville Thursday afternoon ahead of their first Regional game of the NCAA Tournament against the Florida Gators. Catcher Neely Peterson’s walk-off home run in the Atlantic Sun...
Jeremy Wells leads the way for club pros at PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A club professional played like he fit right in with the tour pros on Thursday in the PGA Championship. No, it wasn’t Michael Block. Jeremy Wells made a 15-foot birdie putt on the 13th hole, got a tough par on the 266-yard 14th and then nearly holed out from the 15th fairway, the ball settling inches away from the cup.
Jay HS baseball defeats Bozeman to win first state title since 1970
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- For the first time since 1970, Jay High School baseball is state champions. The Royals defeated top-ranked Bozeman, 6-3, Thursday night in Fort Myers to win the 1A State Championship. Jay (19-10) finished the season on a seven-game winning streak to capture its first state title...
Trenton, Lafayette fall in FHSAA Class 1A Semifinals; Buchholz ready for first Fort Myers trip
Three Gainesville area teams ventured down I-75 to Fort Myers for the FHSAA Baseball Championships. For two, the journey came to a quick halt, while for the third, it attempts to make history. Here’s what to know:. Trenton’s bats freeze up under morning sun. Trenton kicked off the...
Merritt Island Mustangs baseball team clinches spot in Florida Class 4A final four
Merritt Island shut out the Hernando Leopards Tuesday night for a spot in the state Class 4A final four next week in Fort Myers. The win means the Mustangs will join the Viera Hawks in Fort Myers, who reached the state Class 6A semifinal by defeating George Jenkins Monday in Lakeland. It'll be the first time Brevard has fielded two teams in the final 4 since Melbourne and Eau Gallie made it in 2022.
Buchholz to play Bloomingdale on Thursday in 6A semifinals
For the first time in program history, the Buchholz baseball team is in the final four. The Bobcats defeated Hagerty (Oviedo), 1-0, on Tuesday in the FHSAA Class 6A-Region 1 Final to advance. Sophomore Aiden Kastensmidt combined with junior Wyatt Clarke on a five-hitter to make history. “It feels great,”...
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